Re: Beacon Rate on ISS

Emily,
Every 15 seconds is excessive and does nothing but create a higher noise
floor for everyone else to contend with and is BOP...but I think the nature
of the beast makes people do such things. I remember reading that the
beacons should be no less than every 2 minutes.
I have my beacons on my Igates set at something like once every 300
minutes....figuring a satgate is really there to receive transmissions from
the sats for other folks trying to make it.
Jim, WA6OFT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Emily Clarke" <w0eec@AMSAT.Org>
To: "amsat" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 6:41 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Beacon Rate on ISS
> I was listening to the ISS today, and I noticed a station that was line of
> site with me was transmitting a beacon every 15 seconds. This seems very
> excessive to me.
>
> Are there recommended beacon rates when transmitting to the ISS and other
> UI digipeating satellites?
>
> 73,
>
> Emily
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